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Series
Chercheurs d’artTechnical details
40 pages, paperback, 15 x 18.5 cm, 40 color and 3 black-and-white illustrations.
Publication date
2003ISBN French2-7118-4609-1
French only
Co-publisher(s)
Réunion des Musées Nationaux
The Musée du Louvre has the distinction of being housed in a former palace of the French kings. This guide retraces a history of French architecture, from the first walls erected by King Philippe Auguste to architect Pei’s pyramid structure.